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Discovering the person with Alzheimer's disease
— cognitive, emotional and behavioural aspects | | Author(s) | R T Woods |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, supplement 1, May 2001 |
| Pages | pp S7-S16 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive processes ; Emotions ; Behaviour ; Informal care. |
| Annotation | The person-centred approach to dementia care (developed by Tom Kitwood) emerges from a new emphasis on the experience of the person with dementia, who is seen as attempting to manage with difficulties using a variety of coping mechanisms. However, the emotional aspects merit increased attention, also the possibility of therapeutic interventions to alleviate symptoms of anxiety and depression. Many of the difficult behaviours seen in dementia may be understood more fully with an appreciation of their emotional underpinning, in feelings of anger, fear, insecurity and hopelessness. The interaction between caregiver strain and challenging behaviour also merits further exploration. The person-centred approach has many implications for practice and research. The perspective of the person with dementia - and the outcomes reflecting that perspective - must be represented in research studies on dementia care. Caregivers - whether family members or paid workers - require additional support in order to recognise the person's needs, and to meet them in ways which enable the person's identity and full human value to be upheld. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010703202 A |
| Classmark | EA: DA: DL: DM: P6 |
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